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1,070 telecasts with figures · 1,190 published claims
1,070
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-03

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs · 2025-01-26
57,700,000
59 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 6 · 1980-10-21
54,860,000
340 telecasts
3
NBA
NBA Finals Game 6 · 1998-06-14
35,890,000
185 telecasts
4
College Football
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
247 telecasts
5
NASCAR
Daytona 500 · 2006-02-19
19,400,000
43 telecasts

How they report

Providers citedNielsen 1,076
Figure typescurrency 1,076
Provider attribution0% confirmed · 100% press-attributed

Confirmed means reconciled to the provider's own release; press-attributed figures cite the provider through the outlet.

Publishing2026-08-22 to 2026-08-29
Revisions0 revised figures · 0 supersede an earlier claim

Telecasts with figures

date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2024-12-31Alabama Crimson Tide at Michigan Wolverines6,550,000
2024-12-31Baylor Bears at LSU Tigers4,210,000
2024-12-31Penn State Nittany Lions at Boise State Broncos13,900,000
2024-12-31South Carolina Gamecocks at Illinois Fighting Illini4,260,000
2024-12-31NHL Winter Classic920,000
2024-12-30Iowa Hawkeyes at Missouri Tigers2,820,000
2024-12-28Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Army Black Knights1,140,000
2024-12-28Boston College Eagles at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,190,000
2024-12-28BYU Cougars at Colorado Buffaloes8,000,000
2024-12-28Miami (OH) RedHawks at Colorado State Rams567,000
2024-12-28East Carolina Pirates at NC State Wolfpack886,000
2024-12-28Iowa State Cyclones at Miami Hurricanes6,790,000
2024-12-28Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at TCU Horned Frogs1,220,000
2024-12-28UConn Huskies at North Carolina Tar Heels2,110,000
2024-12-27Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arkansas Razorbacks4,210,000
2024-12-27Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Vanderbilt Commodores4,050,000
2024-12-27Oklahoma Sooners at Navy Midshipmen2,850,000
2024-12-27Syracuse Orange at Washington State Cougars2,930,000
2024-12-27USC Trojans at Texas A&M Aggies2,750,000
2024-12-26Arkansas State Red Wolves at Bowling Green Falcons1,680,000
2024-12-26Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Kansas State Wildcats3,500,000
2024-12-26Pittsburgh Panthers at Toledo Rockets2,560,000
2024-12-24South Florida Bulls at San José State Spartans1,930,000
2024-12-23UTSA Roadrunners at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers767,000
2024-12-23Northern Illinois Huskies at Fresno State Bulldogs1,320,000
2024-12-20Tulane Green Wave at Florida Gators1,780,000
2024-12-20Indiana Hoosiers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish13,400,000
2024-12-20Ohio Bobcats at Jacksonville State Gamecocks958,000
2024-12-19Georgia Southern Eagles at Sam Houston Bearkats753,000
2024-12-18California Golden Bears at UNLV Rebels1,480,000
2024-12-17Memphis Tigers at West Virginia Mountaineers1,200,000
2024-12-14Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights9,400,000
2024-12-07Iowa State Cyclones at Arizona State Sun Devils6,900,000
2024-12-07Clemson Tigers at SMU Mustangs5,980,000
2024-12-07Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns16,600,000
2024-12-07Marshall Thundering Herd at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns392,000
2024-12-07Ohio Bobcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks1,130,000
2024-12-07Penn State Nittany Lions at Oregon Ducks10,500,000
2024-12-06Tulane Green Wave at Army Black Knights2,000,000
2024-12-06UNLV Rebels at Boise State Broncos3,810,000
2024-11-30Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes12,300,000
2024-11-30Texas Longhorns at Texas A&M Aggies9,450,000
2024-11-23Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes9,320,000
2024-11-16Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs9,960,000
2024-11-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions9,940,000
2024World Series, Dodgers vs Yankees5 games
2024-10-25World Series Game 114,163,000
2024-10-26World Series Game 213,713,000
2024-10-28World Series Game 313,208,000
2024-10-29World Series Game 416,275,000
2024-10-30World Series Game 518,152,000
2024-10-20NLCS Game 66,272,000
2024-10-19Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers10,230,000
2024-10-19Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns13,190,000
2024-10-19ALCS Game 55,734,000
2024-10-16NLCS Game 35,882,000
2024-10-13NLCS Game 18,264,000
2024-10-12Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks9,600,000
2024-09-28Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide11,990,000
2024Stanley Cup Final, Oilers vs Panthers7 games
2024-06-08Stanley Cup Final Game 13,115,000
2024-06-10Stanley Cup Final Game 23,558,000
2024-06-13Stanley Cup Final Game 33,352,000
2024-06-15Stanley Cup Final Game 43,085,000
2024-06-18Stanley Cup Final Game 54,150,000
2024-06-21Stanley Cup Final Game 64,237,000
2024-06-24Stanley Cup Final Game 77,662,000
2024NBA Finals, Celtics vs Mavericks5 games
2024-06-06NBA Finals Game 110,990,000
2024-06-09NBA Finals Game 212,310,000
2024-06-12NBA Finals Game 312,430,000
2024-06-14NBA Finals Game 49,620,000
2024-06-17NBA Finals Game 512,220,000
2024-04-08Purdue Boilermakers at UConn Huskies14,823,000
2024-04-06Alabama Crimson Tide at UConn Huskies14,117,000
2024-04-06NC State Wolfpack at Purdue Boilermakers11,446,000
2024-03-31NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils15,140,000
2024-03-31Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers10,390,000
2024-03-30Clemson Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide7,800,000
2024-03-24James Madison Dukes at Duke Blue Devils7,800,000
2024-03-24Utah State Aggies at Purdue Boilermakers8,080,000
2024-03-23Gonzaga Bulldogs at Kansas Jayhawks8,280,000
2024-03-23Michigan State Spartans at North Carolina Tar Heels10,020,000
2024-02-19Daytona 5005,960,000
2024-01-28Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers56,700,000
2024-01-28Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens55,500,000
2024-01-21Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills50,400,000
2024-01-21Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions37,180,000
2024-01-20Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers37,500,000
2024-01-20Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens32,400,000
2024-01-15Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills31,100,000
2024-01-15Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers29,200,000
2024-01-14Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys40,340,000
2024-01-14Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions36,000,000
2024-01-13Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans29,000,000
2024-01-13Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs22,860,000
2024-01-08CFP National Championship25,050,000
2024-01-01Alabama Crimson Tide at Michigan Wolverines27,760,000
2024-01-01Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers6,790,000
2024-01-01Liberty Flames at Oregon Ducks4,590,000
2024-01-01Wisconsin Badgers at LSU Tigers4,610,000
2024-01-01Texas Longhorns at Washington Huskies18,400,000
2024-01-01NHL Winter Classic1,100,000